Device for closing gates and doors.



B. sTBINMA-N. DEVICE FOR GLOSING GATES AND DOORS. f APPLIoATIoN FILED11,111.10, 190s. 899,920, Patented Sept. 291908.

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'B'. STEINMAN. i DEVICE FOR OLOSING GATES AAND DOORS. APPLICATION FILEDMAR. 10, 1908.

Patented sept. 29, 1908.

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i Appiicationeieanarenio,199s. 'serialNofAzaisa To all 'whom ttfmayconcerne: p.' 'i Be it known that 1I, BALTHASAR and State ofPennsylvania,` have `invented certain new and useful .Im rovements inDevices for Closing VGrates an Doors, and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be. a'full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such aswill enable othersskilledin theV art to which it appertains to`make and use the same. .j My invention relates .to devicesfor closinggates anddoors. y

It has for. its obj ect tok produce a devicev of this nature which isvery simple in construction and easy to operate, mayv be quickly changedfrom'an operative to an inoperative position without removing any ofthe.parts and which will effectivelyclose a gate or'door without slamming. I

The invention consists broadly inthe use of a bearing arm mounted on aspring' member secured to agate postland.` having a broad V-shapedlateral extension nearV its outer end,said arm adaptedto bear against aroller secured toa gate or door and` said V-shaped extension adapted to.pass over` ooris closed.` The.

said roller as saidgate or closing arm is preferably pivoted to `.thespring member wherebythe device .may be folded into compact form forstorageand transportation. Y

The invention further consists in' the features of construction andcombinations of parts hereinafter described and specified in the claims.

In the accom ing the preferre tion: Figure 1 isi-an elevation of agateequipped with my closing device. Fig.f2 is a horizontal section showingthe closedposianying drawings, illustrattion of the gate in solid linesand its o' env oeta` ed f section of the spring member, andFig. 4 is ansition in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a levation showing my inventionlapplied to a oor. v r L Referring more particularly tothe drawings, 1designates the bearing arm which is spring member comprises, in additionto the lower s ring holder, an upper spring holder 5, a coiled spring `6having its ends engaging said spring holders, a tubular casing 7 and apintle extendingthrough all of said parts.

embodiment of` my inven-A plvoted between the ears V,2 on the -lower fspring holder 3 of the spring member 4. Said Said pintle also extendsthrou h openings in STEIN-A MAN, a citizen of` the. UnitedStates,presiding` at Scranton, in thec'ounty .of Lackawanna theprojecting lugs 8 of a brac et 9 which is securedto the gate post 9aL byclips 10. The

upperspring holder 5 is provided with a series of radial. sockets 11V toreceive a stop pin 12 adaptedtobear against thebracket 9 whereby thetension of the spring may be regulated. The lowerspring holder ismovably seated in .the spring casing and the s ring,

as ex lained above, is connected to saidp movable` older and theadjustable fixed holder 5. The bearing arm 1 is pivoted between theears-2 in such a manner thatit is adapted to be folded into moreconvenient form for storing and shipping'. The pivot end of said armis-provided with a beveledshoulder or stop 13 whichlimits its downwardmovement .to a horizontal position. Said arm engages a flanged orgrooved roller 14 mounted on a bracket 15`secured to one of the uprightmetal pickets of the gate 15a. The rod is retained in engagement withsaid roller by a cross piece 151D on the bracket. Anadjusting screw1501s mounted on said cross piece.

`The vgate may be held open at any desired angle by simply screwing thescrew down upon'said arm. Said'rollercarrying bracket is preferablyprovided with a groove 16 in its rear face to .receive the picket whilea supple- Vmentalplate 17, alsogrooved at 18, clamps said pickettothebracketby means of connecting bolts 19,

Near its' outer'end, the bearing rod is A formed with a rearwardlyextending V- shaped lateral extension 20. This V-shaped extension` islocated. so that it will pass over the roller on the gate as said gateis being closed, as shown in Fig. 2, and prevents it from slamming. Whenthe gate 1s open the spring is wound up and exerts its greatestpressure.` As the gate closes some of the tension of said spring isexpended in causing the roller to travel up the side of the V- shapedextension. By the time said roller has reached the apex of saidextension and `begins to travel down the other side thereof the springhas become almost entirely unwoun and the pressure exerted thereby issosmall that the gate will not slam.

My closing device may be applied to a Vdoor yas shown in Fig. 4 bymerely doin away withthe clips 10 and supplementa plate 17 and securingthe brackets 9 and 15 directly to the` door jamb 21 and door 22,respectively, by screws or their equivalents. Theoperation of the deviceas applied to the door is the same as When applied to the gate as abovedescribed.

I claim:

l. The combination, with a spring member adapted to be mounted on afence post or door jamb, and a roller adapted to be fastened on a gateor door, of an arm operatively connected to the spring mounted in saidmember and adapted to engage said roller, said arm having a V-shapedlateral extension ada ted to pass over said roller as the gate is beingshut by said arm.

2. The combination, with a spring member adapted to be mounted on afence post or door jamb, and a roller adapted to be fastened on a gateor door, of an arm operatively connected to the spring mounted in saidmember and adapted to engage said roller, said arm having a V-shapedlateral eXtension adapted to pass over said roller as the gate is beingshut by said arm, and means to retain said arm in engagement With saidroller.

3. The combination, with a spring member adapted to be mounted on afence post or door jamb and a roller carrying bracket adapted to befastened on a gate or door, of an arm operatively connected to thespring mounted in said member and adapted to engage the roller, said armhaving a V- shaped lateral extension adapted to pass' over said rolleras the gate is being shut by said arm, said bracket provided with across piece which confines said arm between it and said roller.

4. The combination, with a spring member adapted to be mounted on afence post or door jamb and a roller carrying bracket adapted to befastened on a gate or door, of an arm operatively connected to thespring mounted in said member and adapted to engage said roller, saidarm having a V- shaped lateral extension ada ated to pass over saidroller as the gate is llneing shut by said arm, and means mounted onsaid bracket to clamp said arm whereby the gate or door may be held openat any desired angle.

5. The combination, with a spring member adapted to be mounted on afence post or door jamb and a roller carrying bracket adapted to befastened on a gate or door, of an arm operatively connected to thespring mounted in said member and adapted to engage the roller, said armhaving a V- shaped lateral extension adapted to pass over said roller asthe gate is being shut by said arm, said bracket provided with a crosspiece which confines said arm between it and said roller, and a setscrew mounted on said cross piece and adapted to grip said arm wherebythe gate or door may be held open at any desired angle.

6. The combination, with a spring member mounted on a bracket secured toa fence post by clips, a roller mounted on a bracket provided with agroove in its back, and a supplemental plate also having a groove andclamping one of the pickets of a gate in said grooves, of an armoperatively connected to the spring mounted in said member and adaptedto engage said roller, said arm having a V-shaped lateral extensionadapted to pass over said roller as the gato is being shut by said arm.

In testimony whereof, I a'l'lix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

BALTHASAR STEIN MAN.

Titnesses W. H. KNOEPFEL, CONRAD C. MAYER.

